Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
Seeing her so exhausted, Bard remembered what Sampson had once said about the tough times she had gone through. His heart ached for her.
After an indeterminate amount of time, Mirabella was awakened by Bard’s soft voice. She looked around to find that they had arrived at a beautiful hilltop restaurant overlooking the night sky of Dawnstar.
The restaurant manager personally opened the car door for her. Mirabella responded briefly.
Bard looked at her with a hint of admiration in his eyes, ‘I didn’t expect your French to be so good.”
It was even better than Serena’s.
When Serena had a whim to learn French, he had hired a top-notch language tutor for her. But surprisingly, her pronunciation wasn’t as good as Bella’s.
Seemed like his niece had many virtues waiting to be discovered.
Mirabella looked at the night view below and suddenly remembered her promise to call Romeo after dinner.
Was he still waiting?
“Uncle Bard, you go in first. I need to make a call.”“Alright- Without asking any more questions, Bard handed the car keys to the parking attendant and went in.
Mirabella took out her mobile phone from her backpack, only to find several missed calls: from her parents, friends, subordinates, and also Romeo.
She called Romeo back first. He picked up almost immediately, “Are you awake?”
“How did you know I was sleeping?” Mirabella thought he knew about her nap in the car, but she soon realized he was referring to her afternoon nap.
When he found out she hadn’t eaten since noon and had performed two surgeries, Romeo said sympathetically, “After you eat and get home to rest, I’ll call you.”
Eating something was the most important thing now.
Mirabella heard the automated voice in the cabin on his end and immediately guessed what was happening, “Are you on a plane? Coming to Dawnstar?”
Private planes allow phone calls.
Romeo didn’t expect her to quess so quickly. Fearing she might get angry, he quickly explained, “I just happen to have some business in Dawnstar.”
He was not shirking his responsibilities.
“Oh.” Mirabella chuckled with interest. She knew this guy couldn’t resist following her, “Alright, when you get here, take me around if you have the time.”
Romeo couldn’t believe what he was hearing, his eyes lighting up with happiness, ‘Alright, I’ll take you around.Go eat first”
“Sure.”
After hanging up the call, Mirabella noticed the restaurant manager still waiting for her not far away, his face bearing a respectful and polite smile.
“Ms. Bella, this is the first time I’ve seen Mr. Bard bring a lady to dine here. Mr. Bard is a rare gentleman, handsome, gentle, and loyal.”
Mirabella cut him off before he could finish, “I’m his niece.”
The restaurant manager was taken aback for a few seconds before quickly correcting himself, “He’s also a great uncle! I dare say, he’s the best uncle in the world, bar none.”
“Oh, so isn’t Mr. Sampson good?”
Caught off guard, the manager quickly replied, “No, no, no, Mr. Sampson is also very good.”
“Enough. Just show me the way.”
“Okay.”
The mountain top restaurant was a single-storeyed structure, made predominantly of glass, giving it a chic and elegant appearance. Every table offered its customers a window seat, ensuring a mesmerizing view of the enchanting night.
The restaurant didn’t have any private suites, so Bard had positioned himself by the window. When Mirabella walked in after finishing her phone call, he handed her the menu, saying, “You choose the food”
Mirabella skimmed through the menu, which was full of delicacies, and asked, “Any dietary restrictions, Uncle Bard?”
“None whatsoever, I can eat anything.”
Mirabella ordered a few dishes and after placing the order, she started replying to other messages.
Ten minutes later.
The food started to arrive.
Bard watched as Mirabella devoured the food with apparent delight, completely devoid of any etiquette.
His gaze softened once more.
She was indeed unique.
“Eat up,’ he said, smiling as he helped her with the food.
“Sir, ma’am, your order is complete. Enjoy your meal,’ the waiter said, bowing before leaving.
Bard looked at Mirabella surprisingly, “Is that all you ordered?”That seemed like very little.
“It’s a waste if we can’t finish it.”
Bard started to laugh, reaching for the pad when Mirabella stopped him, “Uncle Bard, we really can’t finish it all.
We can come back another time for the other dishes. We don’t have to eat it all now.
“This is the first time I’m treating you.” Bard was cut off when the lights in the restaurant suddenly went out.
“A power outage?”
“Why does this restaurant always have a power outage?”
“They charge so much. Can’t they invest in a better power supply?”
Several customers started complaining.
Suddenly, Mirabella heard a whistling sound near her ear. She quickly dodged to avoid a gleaming dagger.
“Bella, be careful!”
In the darkness, a few figures dressed in black, their faces covered with black masks, rushed towards Mirabella with daggers. Mirabella grabbed a chair to block them, threw it at them, and wrapped two of them in a tablecloth.
The clatter of falling items from the table startled the customers, “What’s happening?”Mirabella picked up a steak knife from the fallen items on the table, slashed it across the tablecloth, revealing a red gash to the spectators.
“Bella!” Bard threw his chair at the man behind Mirabella, but before he could react, several figures approached him from behind, short swords in their hands.
The customers panicked, hiding in the corners, relying on the moonlight to watch a man and a woman fight off a dozen men in black.
“Who are they? What is happening?”
A customer tremblingly took out his phone and turned on the flashlight. Seeing the light, the men in black instantly turned murderous and flung a dagger at him!
The customer turned a ghastly white.
Before the dagger could reach him, Mirabella threw a plate at the dagger, knocking it off its course, saving the man’s life.
As the men in black launched another attack at Mirabella, she deftly used the steak knife in her hand to fend off three of them in a matter of seconds.
Bard was surprised at his niece’s agility and proficiency. It reminded him of Mr. Bryant, whom he had met many years ago in another place.
It was not just her stance, but also her skills that seemed eerily familiar.
At that moment, another shiny knife was thrust towards Bard. Swiftly, Bard countered, pinning the knife against the man’s throat and demanded in a cold voice, “Who sent you?”
More reinforcements lunged at Bard. Seeing their persistence, Bard had no choice but to take them down.
Perhaps the men in black realized they were losing, they exchanged glances, nodded, and suddenly, the chandeliers in the diner came crashing down.
“Ah, it hit someone”
“Help”
“Someone got hit by a chandelier, call 911.”
Seven or eight men in black were beaten to a pulp by Mirabella. They threw a smoke bomb and escaped through a broken window.
Amidst the thick smoke, there were screams, cries, and pleas for help.
Mirabella chose not to give chase, instead she followed the noises, only to find a young woman whose head was hit by a chandelier, her face covered in blood.
Her boyfriend was terrified, “Aurelie, wake up. Don’t scare me.
“Dont move her.” Mirabella picked up her purse from the debris, intending to take out her first aid kit, but then realized she had left it at the hospital.She asked several customers to shine their phone lights for her while she crouched down, first treating Aurelie’s wounds.
Aurelie’s forehead was embedded with shards of the chandelier. It was a horrifying sight.
“What are you doing? Can you save Aurelie? Are you a doctor? Can a doctor be so young?” Aurelie’s boyfriend watched Mirabella in disbelief, “Is Aurelie badly injured? Is she going to die? I don’t want her to die. Can you save her? What are you doing now?”
New Book: Returned To Make Them Pay
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